Editing ANVIL Station

|role=*Repair and supply station {{C|formerly}}{{Ref/Reuse|HAA}}{{Ref/Reuse|CF155}}

*Joint [[UNSC]]-[[Swords of Sanghelios]] training station{{Ref/Reuse|HAA}}{{Ref/Reuse|CF155}}

|misc4=*Squadrons of [[Space fighter|interceptor]]s{{Ref/Reuse|HAA}}{{Ref/Reuse|MCCDesc}}

*Doctor [[Luther Mann]]{{Ref/Reuse|HAA}}

*Chief Warrant Officer [[Dariya Voronkov]]{{Ref/Reuse|HAA}}

*[[Spartan Commander]] [[Vinay Sahil]]{{Ref/Reuse|HAA}}{{Ref/Reuse|CF155}}

|captains=[[Stationmaster]] [[Toda 'Murajai]]{{Ref/Reuse|HAA}}{{Ref/Reuse|CF155}}

|affiliation=*[[UNSC]]{{Ref/Reuse|HAA}}{{Ref/Reuse|CF155}}

*[[Swords of Sanghelios]]{{Ref/Reuse|HAA}}{{Ref/Reuse|CF155}}

'''Anvil Station''' (also stylized as '''ANVIL Station'''),{{Ref/Site|Id=CFAO|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/armor-online|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Armor Online|D=26|M=01|Y=2021}} known as '''Anvil Keep''' to many [[Sangheili]] onboard,{{Ref/Book|Id=HAA|Halo: Anvil Accord}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CF155|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-all-about-anvil|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - All About Anvil|D=26|M=7|Y=2024}} is a secret [[UNSC]] [[space station]] in orbit over an unknown planet. [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IVs]] and [[Swords of Sanghelios]]' Sangheili warriors use the station to run [[War Games]] exercises in which they hone their combat skills and test experimental technology.{{Ref/Reuse|HAA}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/halo-online-closed-beta-launching-in-russia|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo Online|D=01|M=06|Y=2020}}{{Ref/Twitter|Halo|1738227908668186973|Halo|Quote=After the end of the Covenant War, the UNSC's partnership with the Arbiter's Swords of Sanghelios bore many fruits. Anvil Station is one such example, where Spartans and Sangheili participate in joint training exercises utilizing experimental technology. #FictionFriday|D=27|M=06|Y=2024}}{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22pg251|Enc22|Page=251}}

 

[[File:HINF - Event - Anvil Key art (no logo).jpg|thumb|300px|Spartans and Sangheili working together onboard Anvil Station.]]

 

Anvil Station is defended by at least four dedicated [[wing]]s and [[squadron]]s of [[Space fighter|interceptors]],{{Ref/Reuse|HAA}}{{Ref/Marketing|Id=Heretics|MCC|Battle The Heretics}} with their Spartan pilots known to sport [[AVIATOR-class Mjolnir]]. The station has an additional internal security detail, with Spartans attached to these units noted to prefer [[AIR ASSAULT-class Mjolnir]].{{Ref/Game|Id=MCCDesc|MCC|''[[Halo 3]]'' [[Armor customization (Halo 3)|customisation]] menu descriptions}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFAO}} Many Swords of Sanghelios personnel are attached to the station as part of the [[Anvil Initiative|ANVIL project]], with Sangheili pilots conducting cross-training exercises with their Spartan counterparts. Some of these exercises include the operation of [[Banshee]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Heretics}} Additionally, the [[Riftborn]] maintain a presence on the station.{{Ref/Reuse|HAA}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg251}} The {{Pattern|A'uzr|sword frigate}} ''[[Sword of Conjunction]]'' is assigned to the station alongside a complement of at least three [[Condor]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|HAA}} To assist in the development and testing of new armor technologies, several Sangheili [[artisan-armorer]]s are assigned to the station as well.{{Ref/Reuse|HAA}}{{Ref/Reuse|MCCDesc}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFAO}}

 

The majority of the personnel aboard Anvil station are younger individuals who have been carefully vetted and selected across a variety of disciplines, though veterans of the [[Human-Covenant War]] from both species also serve aboard the station. Following the discovery of the [[Ussans]] and their folding into the Swords of Sanghelios, some of these Sangheili were assigned to Anvil Station to bolster its personnel with individuals who had never before encountered humans or the other [[Covenant]] client species. With their lack of post-war political strife and xenophobia, it was hoped that their inclusion would provide a unique perspective and help dissuade conflict between the crew aboard the station.{{Ref/Reuse|CF155}}

*[[Harmony Wing]] - Consisted of at least four pilots, each piloting an {{Pattern|Elsedda|Banshee}}{{Ref/Reuse|HAA}}

*[[Union Wing]] - Consisted of at least four pilots{{Ref/Reuse|Heretics}}

*[[COS-class Mjolnir|COS]] - ANVIL cyber operations specialists use this chassis to mount experimental counter-intrusion modules.{{Ref/Reuse|MCCDesc}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFAO}}

*[[COMPASS-class Mjolnir|COMPASS]] - Swords of Sanghelios artisan-armorers aboard the station produced experimental multi-band sensorary receptors for this suit.{{Ref/Reuse|MCCDesc}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFAO}}

*[[DEADEYE-class Mjolnir|DEADEYE]] - Tested on ANVIL Station in cross-training exercises with [[Sangheili Ranger]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|MCCDesc}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFAO}}

*[[DEMO-class Mjolnir|DEMO]] - Tested on the station on behalf of an unidentified third party.{{Ref/Reuse|MCCDesc}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFAO}}

*[[HAMMERHEAD-class Mjolnir|HAMMERHEAD]] - Some Mjolnir prototypes being tested on ANVIL Station are being evaluated for use in exotic atmospheres and irradiated environments.{{Ref/Reuse|MCCDesc}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFAO}}

*[[HIVEMIND-class Mjolnir|HIVEMIND]] - ANVIL Station was deemed the perfect testing ground for suits designed for [[Flood]] outbreak [[Flood containment Fireteam|containment]].{{Ref/Reuse|MCCDesc}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFAO}}

*[[INFILTRATOR-class Mjolnir|INFILTRATOR]] - This suit features experimental intrusion suites devloped by ANVIL's teams.{{Ref/Reuse|MCCDesc}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFAO}}

*[[LANCER-class Mjolnir|LANCER]] - This suit features data gleaned from recovered [[Forerunner]] technology, integrated for ANVIL testing.{{Ref/Reuse|MCCDesc}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFAO}}

*[[NAVIGATOR-class Mjolnir|NAVIGATOR]] - Certain [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VII|MJOLNIR Mark VII]] technologies have found their way into ANVIL Station testing armor.{{Ref/Reuse|MCCDesc}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFAO}}

*[[NOMDAGRO-class Mjolnir|NOMDAGRO]] - The assistance of ANVIL Station's Sangheili lorekeepers in deciphering data recovered from ancient vessels have provided unprecedented opportunities for advancement.{{Ref/Reuse|MCCDesc}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFAO}}

*[[PIONEER-class Mjolnir|PIONEER]] - Following its debut usage on [[Installation 03]], [[Acheron Security]] hoped to use ANVIL to test out improvements to the PIONEER suit.{{Ref/Reuse|MCCDesc}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFAO}}

*[[RHINE-class Mjolnir|RHINE]] - Even the most carefully crafted tool of destruction requires field testing to refine and sharpen.{{Ref/Reuse|MCCDesc}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFAO}}

*[[SOLDIER-class Mjolnir|SOLDIER]] - This suit was tested on ANVIL and deemed one of the platform's most versatile variants.{{Ref/Reuse|MCCDesc}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFAO}}

*[[SUTURE-class Mjolnir|SUTURE]] - Recently approved suit tested on ANVIL Station for use by Spartan [[Hospital corpsman|medics]].{{Ref/Reuse|MCCDesc}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFAO}}

*[[TANKER-class Mjolnir|TANKER]] - This suit was tested on ANVIL Station, and its resiliency was noted to impress even the Sangheili cohort.{{Ref/Reuse|MCCDesc}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFAO}}

*[[WARRIOR-class Mjolnir|WARRIOR]] - Despite being one of the platform's most mainline kits, WARRIOR was given testing in ANVIL's training courses.{{Ref/Reuse|MCCDesc}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFAO}}

During the Human-Covenant War, Anvil Station was a repair and resupply outpost, but it fell into disuse. After the formal end of the war against the Covenant, the UNSC looked for a way to put the station to use again, with the task falling to [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]].{{Ref/Reuse|HAA}}{{Ref/Reuse|CF155}} Retrofitted for an additional 250 operational years, the revitalized Anvil Station was intended to serve as a base of operations for testing skunkworks prototypes and emerging [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|Mjolnir]] technologies as development of the platform's [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|second generation]] began in earnest for the [[SPARTAN-IV program]].{{Ref/Reuse|CF155}} On [[2553#July|July 2, 2553]], knowing that there were emerging generations for whom the Covenant War would eventually be a distant memory and seeing the opportunity to lay a foundation of hope for the future, FADM Hood proposed to the [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]—leader of the emerging Swords of Sanghelios—to use Anvil Station as the base for {{Project|CRUCIBLE}}, leading to the creation of a multispecies task force, and the development of new technologies between human and Sangheili. Thel 'Vadam would end up accepting Hood's proposal.{{Ref/Reuse|HAA}}

Anvil Station is the result of a classified partnership between the UNSC and Swords of Sanghelios, retrofitted to support the newly-established [[Anvil Initiative]] and Project: CRUCIBLE. Anvil Station was designed for the UNSC to test skunkworks technologies clandestine prototypes, some destined for full and successful production runs, others merely serving as a stop-gap in the development pipeline of Mjolnir components, weapon advancements, and more. Additionally, the station proved home to [[War Games|combat test simulations]] for both Spartan and Sangheili troops, hoping to test technologies and hone their combat skills.{{Ref/Reuse|CFAO}}

With the emergence of the Ussans in 2553, an ideal opportunity was presented to the Arbiter to bolster the Sangheili ranks aboard Anvil Station with individuals who had never humanity or even other Covenant client species. Though the Ussans were few in number, the Arbiter believed their perspective to be invaluable, as they were unfettered by post-war political strife and xenophobia that had been nurtured by the Covenant's caste system.{{Ref/Reuse|CF155}}

 

On [[2560#March|March 3, 2560]], Anvil Station would receive a distress signal from [[Nysa]], forcing the station to mobilize some of their forces, including three Condors and Amity, Harmony, and Sympathy wings to the ''A'uzr''-pattern sword frigate ''Sword of Conjunction'' to answer it.{{Ref/Reuse|HAA}}

During development, Anvil Station was referred to as "Crucible Station."{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/XBY2e3|Site=ArtStation|Page=UNSC Crucible Concept|Quote=UNSC Crucible was supposed to be the space station where Spartans are stationed for training prior to deployment.|D=27|M=06|Y=2024}}